Uniqueness or Uniformity?

Much is made of the uniqueness of snowflakes. Or, the uniqueness of fingerprints. A religious person might say, “When God creates, He has unlimited possibilities and He uses them all.” Even a non-religious person might say, “Nature abhors standardization.”

Forcing children to spend large amounts of time in a common, age-grade institution—one that must prioritize uniformity—violates everything we know about human beings and everything we see in nature.